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New Orleans Landmarks
New Orleans, Louisiana offers a vibrant mix of music, history, and culture through its many attractions. Visitors can explore the French Quarter’s iconic streets, enjoy jazz performances, and tour landmarks like Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral. Highlights also include the National WWII Museum, City Park, and the lively scenes along Frenchmen Street and the Garden District.
Destrehan Plantation
13034 River Rd - Destrehan, LA 70047Destrehan Plantation, located just west of New Orleans, is the oldest documented plantation home in the Lower Mississippi Valley, with construction dating back to between 1787 and 1790. Built by Charles Paquet, a free man of color, for Robert Antoine... Read more
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Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Créole Heritage Site
2247 LA-18 - Vacherie, LA 70090Laura Plantation, located along the Mississippi River in Vacherie, Louisiana, is a historically rich site focused on Creole culture and the realities of plantation life. Founded in 1805, it was originally known as l’Habitation Duparc and later named ... Read more
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Oak Alley Plantation
3645 LA-18 - Vacherie, LA 70090Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, is one of the most iconic historic estates in the South, known for its breathtaking avenue of 300-year-old live oak trees that lead to a grand Greek Revival mansion. Built in 1839, the plantation was origi... Read more
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
615 Pere Antoine Alley - New Orleans, FL 70116-3291The Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis in New Orleans is a historic landmark and the oldest continuously active Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States. Located in Jackson Square, its striking architecture and iconic spires make it one of the city... Read more
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Whitney Plantation
5099 LA-18 - Edgard, LA 70049Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana, is a historic site devoted entirely to telling the story of slavery in America through the eyes of the enslaved. Originally established in 1752 and known as Habitation Haydel, the plantation operated as an in... Read more
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